Contains an entry for each individual visit to every star in the data release.

Required Data Table Columns
NameTypeUnitsDescription
VISIT_IDchar[28] Unique apVisit identifier: apogee.[ns].[sc].apred_vers.plate.mjd.fiber, where [ns] is for APOGEE north/south, and [sc] is for survey/commissioning
TARGET_IDchar[28] Targeting identifier: combination of the LOCATION_ID and APOGEE_ID
APRED_VERSIONchar[2]
APOGEE_IDchar[18] TMASS-STYLE object name
FILEchar[34] File name
FIBERIDint16 Fiber number
PLATEint16 Plate ID
MJDint32 MJD of observation
LOCATION_IDint16 Field Location ID
RAfloat64degrees Right ascension (J2000)
DECfloat64degrees Declination (J2000)
GLONfloat64degrees Galactic longitude
GLATfloat64degrees Galactic latitude
Jfloat32 2MASS J mag
J_ERRfloat32 uncertainty in 2MASS J mag
Hfloat32 2MASS H mag
H_ERRfloat32 uncertainty in 2MASS H mag
Kfloat32 2MASS Ks mag
K_ERRfloat32 Uncertainty in 2MASS Ks mag
RA_TARGfloat64 Targeting RA
DEC_TARGfloat64 Targeting DEC
APOGEE_TARGET1int32 First APOGEE-1 Targeting Flag, see bitmask definition
APOGEE_TARGET2int32 Second APOGEE-1 Targeting Flag, see bitmask definition
APOGEE_TARGET3int32 Third APOGEE-1 Targeting Flag, has not been not populated
SURVEYchar[14] Survey-associated with vist: apogee, apo1m, apogee-marvels, apogee2, apogee2-manga, manga-apogee2
TARGFLAGSchar[97] Verbose form of targeting flags
SNRfloat32 Median S/N per pixel
STARFLAGint32 Star-level Flag, see bitmask definition
STARFLAGSchar[114] Verbose form of STARFLAG
DATEOBSchar[23] Date of observation
JDfloat64 Julian Date of observation
BCfloat32km/sBarycentric Correction
VTYPEint16 Radial velocity determination method
VRELfloat32km/sDerived radial velocity (RV)
VRELERRfloat32km/s Error in RV
VHELIOfloat32km/sDerived barycentric RV
VLSRfloat32km/sInferred VLSR
VGSRfloat32 Inferred VGSR
CHISQfloat32 Chi^2 of fit
RV_TEFFfloat32KTeff of best-matching synthetic spectrum to combined spectrum
RV_FEHfloat32 [Fe/H] of best-matching synthetic spectrum to combined spectrum
RV_LOGGfloat32 log g of best-matching synthetic spectrum to combined spectrum
RV_ALPHAfloat32 [alpha/Fe] of best-matching synthetic spectrum to combined spectrum
RV_CARBfloat32 [C/Fe] of best-matching synthetic spectrum to combined spectrum
SYNTHFILEchar[23] Filename of library of synthetic spectra
ESTVTYPEint16 Method for RV initial estimate
ESTVRELfloat32km/s Initial RV estimate from single visit
ESTVRELERRfloat32km/s Initial RV error from single visit
ESTVHELIOfloat32km/s Initial barycentric velocity from single visit
SYNTHVRELfloat32km/s Relative radial velocity from synthetic spectrum template matching
SYNTHVRELERRfloat32km/sRV error of SYNTHVREL
SYNTHVHELIOfloat32km/sHelocentric RV from SYNTHVREL
OBSVRELfloat32km/s Relative radial velocity from observed spectrum template matching
OBSVRELERRfloat32km/sRV error of OBSVREL
OBSVHELIOfloat32km/sHelocentric RV from OBSVREL
FIELDchar[16] Field name
APOGEE2_TARGET1int32 First APOGEE-2 Targeting Flag, see bitmask definition
APOGEE2_TARGET2int32 Second APOGEE-2 Targeting Flag, see bitmask definition
APOGEE2_TARGET3int32 Third APOGEE-2 Targeting Flag, see bitmask definition
COMMISSint16 Parameter set to 1 for commissioning data, else 0
EXTRATARGint32 Bitmask that identifies main survey targets and other classes, see bitmask definitions.
MIN_H Bright H limit for target selection of this object
MAX_H Faint H limit for target selection of this object
MIN_JK Blue J-K limit for target selection of this object
MAX_JK Red J-K limit for target selection of this object
REDUCTION_IDchar[23] Reduction pipeline identifier
SRC_Hint16 >Source employed for H magnitude
WASH_Mfloat32 Washington M mag
WASH_M_ERRfloat32 M uncertainty
WASH_T2float32 Washington T2 mag
WASH_T2_ERRfloat32 T2 uncertainty
DDO51float32 DDO 51 mag
DDO51_ERRfloat32 DDO 51 uncertainty
IRAC_3_6float32 IRAC 3.6 micron mag
IRAC_3_6_ERRfloat32 IRAC 3.6 micron uncertainty
IRAC_4_5float32 IRAC 4.5 micron mag
IRAC_4_5_ERRfloat32 IRAC 4.5 micron uncertainty
IRAC_5_8float32 IRAC 5.8 micron mag
IRAC_5_8_ERRfloat32 IRAC 5.8 micron uncertainty
IRAC_8_0float32 IRAC 8.0 micron mag
IRAC_8_0_ERRfloat32 IRAC 8.0 micron uncertainty
WISE_4_5float32 WISE 4.5 micron mag
WISE_4_5_ERRfloat32 WISE 4.5 micron uncertainty
TARG_4_5float32 Target 4.5 micron mag
TARG_4_5_ERRfloat32 Target 4.5 micron mag uncertainty
AK_TARGfloat32 K-band extinction adopted for targetting
AK_TARG_METHODchar[11] Method used to get targetting extinction
AK_WISEfloat32 WISE all-sky K-band extinction
SFD_EBVfloat32 SFD E(B-V)
WASH_DDO51_GIANTint16 Evolutionary state classification derived from Wash+DDO51 photometry (1=giant, 0=dwarf, -1=no data)
WASH_DDO51_STARint16 Star/extended object likelihood based on Washington+DDO51 photometry (0=extended, 1=star-like or no data)
PMRAfloat32 Proper motion RA measurement
PMDECfloat32 Proper motion DEC measurement
PM_SRCchar[21] Source utilized for proper motion